Thousands of households in southeast England were left without water or facing low pressure during a record-breaking heat wave this week, as high demand followed a dry spring to expose the failings in Britain's aging infrastructure.

Thousands of people in Kent have been asked to use water for essential reasons only because of supply issues caused by high demand in the heatwave, as the hot weather led to…

South East Water said 8,000 customers were without supply and another 7,000 are at risk following ‘high demand’ during the recent heatwave